Islamic History and Crusades

What changed after Muhammad's death?

• Establishment of the Roman Catholic Church
• First four caliphs spread Islam through conquest

• Three caliphs spread Islam through conquest

Muslims are required to make a pilgrimage during their lifetime to

• commemorate Muhammad's conquests

• commemorate Jewish travels

• commemorate the Pope's conquests

Muslim scholars contributed to the field of mathematics because they developed

• Social Studies

• algebra

• English

Their methods of transportation was challenging for traders because

• it required them to travel across the desert

• it required them to travel across the oceans

• it required them to travel across several cities

Unlike the First Crusade, crusaders on the Third Crusade

• mostly traveled by foot to the Holy Land

• mostly traveled by land to the Holy Land

• mostly traveled by water to the Holy Land

Alexius I asked Pope Urban II for help because

• conquests by the Muslim Turks made travel to the Holy Land difficult

• conquests by the Muslim Turks made travel to the Holy Land easy

• conquests by the Muslim Turks made travel to the Holy Land semi easy

Name three effects of the Crusades:

• the Pope became a religious and secular leader

• Jewish people were killed because of their beliefs

• King John was a wonderful leader

• trade between the Muslim world and Europe grew

Barons and merchants forced King John to sign the Magna Carta because

• he lowered taxes to pay for war

• he got rid of taxes because of the war

• he raised taxes to pay for war

The Magna Carta is considered important because it

• made the king accountable to the laws of England

• made the king exempt from the laws of England

• made the king's family accountable to the laws of England

A feature of Islamic art is

• people

• geometric patterns

• animals